Mindful Abstract Painting

Date: Saturday 6th December | 9:00am - 4:30pm

With Artist: Jordan Harcourt-Hughes

This one-day workshop invites participants to slow down, tune in and create from a place of curiosity and calm. Through a blend of intuitive painting and mindfulness practices, participants will explore playful experimentation with colour, shape and texture, without worrying about rules or technique.

The day offers a relaxing, sensory escape from the busy end-of-year period. Participants will complete an A3 abstract work on canvas to take home as a reminder of the creative freedom they discovered during the session.

This workshop is ideal for creative beginners or anyone wanting to reconnect with their creativity in a supportive, nourishing and playful environment. It can also be given as a unique, experience-based Christmas gift!

What You’ll Learn:

🎨 Explore simple, accessible mindfulness practices through creative flow
🎨 Learn 7 Ways with Acrylics - a mini-workshop introducing seven expressive acrylic techniques
🎨 Develop confidence in intuitive decision-making through art
🎨 Create  a completed A3 artwork and a small portfolio of exploratory pieces

What You’ll Create:

By the end of this workshop, you’ll walk away with:

✅ 3-4 small abstract “experiments or warm-up studies
✅ One completed A3 abstract artwork (intuitive or via the optional Creative DNA Molecules - Guided Abstract Project)
✅ A printed takeaway resource:  “7 Ways with Acrylics” for ongoing practice at home

How Will The Day Look?

• Arrival and Grounding
• 7 Ways with Acrylics
• Morning Pause
• Guided Exploration & Warm-up
• Lunch Break
• Developing a Final Work
• Drying/Detailing/Optional Enhancements
• Reflection and Closing Circle
  
  

Why Join This Workshop?

• Build creative confidence through a supportive, beginner-friendly environment
• Learn how mindfulness and creativity work together to create a sense of calm, presence and flow
• Develop practical techniques for intuitive creative expression using acrylic paints
• Learn how to use different types of observational lenses to participate confidently in discussion about their own creations
• Feel restored and refreshed after a day of gentle focus, spaciousness and creative immersion
• Leave with tools for ongoing self-care through simple creative practices they can continue at home

“Perfect balance of art and mindfulness.  The time disappeared. Felt relaxed and eager to incorporate mindfulness in my art practice.” - Lou

Meet Your Tutor 

Jordan is a creative practitioner, coach and educator. Originally from Australia, Jordan paints and teaches mindful creativity as a way of relaxing, having fun, and as a means of self-discovery. She runs creativity courses online, in Wellington and out of her studio. Her signature creative workshops and coaching offerings create a nourishing space for artists and non-artists alike to explore aspects of wellness, personal evolution and artistic expression.

Jordan is also the host of the new podcast, Sacred Stories of the Spirit.

Instagram: @jordaninthestudio
Website: jordanharcourthughes.com

What to Bring:

• Old clothing/ apron you don’t mind getting dirty
• Favourite brushes if relevant
• Permanent markers (e.g. black and white Posca pens 0.7mm)
• Old towel or yoga mat
  
  

What Will Be Provided:

• A3 art card for creative experiments
• Canvas for final artwork
• Acrylic paints
• Paint brushes and mark making tools
  
  

Can Anyone Do This Class?

Yes! This workshop is beginner-friendly, so whether you’ve worked with paint before or not, everyone is welcome to join and create.